melianthus major
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"Damp summer conditions" ... that's why mine hasn't become invasive.
Cheers, Barrie.
Cheers, Barrie.
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This is my melianthus major i planted in spring .Was a sucker from a large 6 feet by 6 feet major in southampton centre .They spread wide if the cold dont cut them down like last years winter.
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Derrick is that at Banana slightly to the right and further back.derrick wrote:This is my melianthus major i planted in spring .Was a sucker from a large 6 feet by 6 feet major in southampton centre .They spread wide if the cold dont cut them down like last years winter.
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I have a small plant of m.m. that I have in a pot, what sort of spacing should I leave when I plant it out? Not taking into account that it may spread (not likely here).
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I think it might do well there Jo AP, it just might do its growing a bit earlier in the season, and perhaps some late autumn growth.
I find it spreads, but not rapidly, so a couple of foot either way should be ok for a few years.
I find it spreads, but not rapidly, so a couple of foot either way should be ok for a few years.
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Thanks to all the information. I planted my Major this spring has grown well and intend to put a good mulch on top and cover with a bit of chicken wire with some fabric on top of that as it does get a bit cold up in Yorkshire. I have a back up plan and that is seed 2 that have germinated and would like to know do I overwinter the small plants in the cold frame unheated or in the conservatory that has a small amount of heating and treat them as a house plant until spring 2014, harden off then plant outside. The seedlings are approximately 1 inch tall for the middle of July.
Any help much appreciated.
Billy
South Yorkshire.
Any help much appreciated.
Billy
South Yorkshire.
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I would opt for the conservatory myself. If you get lots of seedlings you could try both. My plant is in the ground and survived last winter with a bit of straw and fleece. It will die back to the ground up here(unless we get a very mild winter) and resprout when it warms up in spring. Once you get your plants established you could try just protecting them like I do but I doubt seedlings would take a northern winter even in a coldframe/unheatedgreenhouse unless we get lucky with a mild winter (here's hoping!)
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I like these .... I'm going to try one in spring (i have a spot for it in my garden)
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Thank you that sounds about right do you think they will keep growing in the conservatory over the winter or die back.
Billy
Billy
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I used to grow it in Dublin, where it needed no protection, but Dublin is fairly mild compared to Fife.
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Blairs wrote:Has anyone successfully overwintered this north of London?
Yes in the ground since about 2009 then in a pot last year. The bad winter saw off the cuttings off the mother plant though.
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Down here in Somerset melianthus gets no protection at all, and stays evergreen. Just had to cut a 6ft branch down today as the wind last week bent it onto the lawn